yeah man pay this succesful director/actor/some other fucking guy a couple hundred thousand not to show up, meanwhile the vfx guys had to pawn their computers
yeah man pay this succesful director/actor/some other fucking guy a couple hundred thousand not to show up, meanwhile the vfx guys had to pawn their computers
Usually executive producers are funding the movie in exchange for the credit and usually a cut off the potential profits. Most of the time they are directly funding with money but sometimes they are using social capital and name recognition as their “investment.” Executive producers are not usually paid at all except in points on the back end
Not justifying the system just explaining how it typically works
There is no justifiable system where a guy can be paid out a couple of million or hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands or even honestly a single cent for not showing up to make what is essentially an animated movie while the guys doing the animation can’t afford to eat. It doesn’t matter if the payment comes before or after. I’m sure other people get screwed too, but I just saw a thing about VFX guys so that’s where my ire is right now.
Also every time I see a behind the scenes thing they present executive producer as essentially an Ideas Guy who knows the people with money. Which is just not a fucking job.
Right, capitalism is bad. Rich people put up their (typically inherited/unearned) capital and get to extract the profit from the workers. This is how everything works under capitalism
No other forms of art does this. Music doesn’t put the owner of the studios name in the songs! Well, not typically at least! The name on the painting isn’t an investor! We’re not pretending that poems are made by a patron.
Yes someone getting paid for ownership is just capitalism. But separate things can be weird in different ways within capitalism
another example is celebrity-owned restaurants where the celebrity name is more important than the staff. this includes restaurants where the celebrity owner is a “CHEF” but doesn’t work in the restaurant (or even create the menu probably) like the Gordon Ramsey chain
Songs have credits too, you just don’t watch them on a screen or look them up. The publishing companies, the producers. One of the most famous music producers in the world is notorious for literally doing nothing. Ceos, bosses, investors etc get the credit for shit they didn’t do always, they just shove it in your face differently
ever heard of andy warhol?
Good point. But Andy Warhol is a fairly unique situation
Danny Devito was one of the producers for Gattaca.
he should have been forced to star in the movie!! ACT AS THE GENETIC UBERMENSCH or get your NAME OFF OF OUR FILM
With FULL PENETRATION.
Yeah a lot of famous actors will put their name on a project they really like as a way to ensure it gets funding and help it get seen, especially if they can’t really afford to fund it directly.